Altaib Wail Salah, Dablouk Mohamed Osman, Jansen Michael, Khan Mohammed Habibullah, Kamel Mahmoud
Department of Neurosurgery, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.
Department of Neuropathology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.
Surg Neurol Int. 2023 Mar 24;14:104. doi: 10.25259/SNI_1107_2022. eCollection 2023.
Pituitary hyperplasia is an infrequent cause of visual disturbance and few such cases have been reported in the literature.
We describe the case of a 16-year-old female who presented with a short history of progressive headache and visual blurring. Examination revealed markedly constricted visual fields. Imaging revealed an enlarged pituitary gland. Hormonal panel was normal. Following endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal biopsy and decompression of the optic apparatus, an immediate improvement in vision was noted. Final histopathological examination revealed pituitary hyperplasia.
In patients with pituitary hyperplasia, visual deficit, and no identifiable reversible causes, surgical decompression can be considered to preserve vision.
垂体增生是导致视觉障碍的罕见原因,文献中报道的此类病例很少。
我们描述了一名16岁女性的病例,她出现了病程较短的进行性头痛和视力模糊。检查发现视野明显缩窄。影像学检查显示垂体增大。激素检查结果正常。在内镜下经鼻蝶窦活检并对视器进行减压后,视力立即得到改善。最终组织病理学检查显示为垂体增生。
对于患有垂体增生、视觉缺陷且无明确可逆病因的患者,可考虑手术减压以保留视力。